Slagle Ridge (71°55′S 169°50′E / 71.917°S 169.833°E / -71.917; 169.833) is a high and massive snow-covered ridge between Slone Glacier and Burnette Glacier in the Admiralty Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–63. It was named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Captain Thomas D. Slagle, U.S. Navy, Chief Medical Officer at Little America V in 1958.

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